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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Sexual Assault/Physical Violence

Has someone you knew, not including a partner or ex-partner, ever pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt you in any other way?*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes, past 12 months Yes, 12+ months ago No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,451 56 1.2 0.9- 1.8 368 5.8 4.9- 6.8 6,027 93.0 91.9-93.9
GENDER
Male 2,519 28 1.4 0.8- 2.3 199 7.3 5.9- 9.1 2,292 91.3 89.4-92.9
Female 3,932 28 1.1 0.6- 1.9 169 4.3 3.4- 5.3 3,735 94.6 93.4-95.6
RACE
White 4,924 38 1.2 0.8- 1.8 280 6.0 5.0- 7.1 4,606 92.8 91.6-93.9
African American 987 14 1.5 0.7- 3.5 61 5.2 3.5- 7.7 912 93.3 90.5-95.3
Asian 69 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.5 0.1- 3.9 68 99.5 96.1-99.9
Native American 174 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 14 8.6 3.4-20.0 159 91.1 79.8-96.3
Other Minorities 257 3 1.5 0.4- 6.2 9 5.6 1.6-17.6 245 92.9 81.9-97.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 284 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 7 5.0 1.3-16.8 276 94.0 83.0-98.1
-English Speaking 117 0 0.0 . - . 2 1.6 0.4- 6.6 115 98.4 93.4-99.6
-Spanish Speaking 167 1 1.4 0.2- 9.1 5 6.2 1.5-22.6 161 92.4 77.3-97.8
Non-Hispanic 6,156 55 1.3 0.9- 1.8 361 5.9 5.0- 6.8 5,740 92.9 91.8-93.8
AGE
18-24 459 10 2.7 1.2- 5.8 31 7.6 4.3-13.2 418 89.7 84.0-93.6
25-34 1,095 21 3.0 1.7- 5.2 65 6.4 4.5- 8.8 1,009 90.7 87.7-93.0
35-44 1,278 8 0.3 0.1- 0.7 87 6.2 4.6- 8.4 1,183 93.5 91.3-95.1
45-54 1,277 12 1.2 0.6- 2.4 116 8.1 6.2-10.5 1,149 90.7 88.2-92.7
55-64 937 5 0.2 0.1- 0.6 31 3.2 2.0- 5.0 901 96.6 94.8-97.8
65-74 773 0 0.0 . - . 29 3.0 1.8- 4.8 744 97.0 95.2-98.2
75+ 581 0 0.0 . - . 8 1.8 0.7- 4.4 573 98.2 95.6-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,022 12 1.9 0.9- 3.9 46 6.0 3.6-10.0 964 92.1 88.0-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,890 20 1.7 0.9- 3.2 103 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,767 93.8 91.9-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,511 18 1.1 0.6- 2.0 115 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,378 91.9 89.7-93.7
College Graduate 2,013 6 0.3 0.1- 0.8 103 6.1 4.6- 8.0 1,904 93.6 91.7-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 647 12 1.8 0.8- 3.8 51 6.9 4.5-10.3 584 91.4 87.7-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,061 8 1.3 0.5- 3.5 60 5.9 3.5- 9.8 993 92.8 88.8-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 771 7 1.8 0.7- 4.1 46 4.8 3.1- 7.5 718 93.4 90.3-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 875 9 0.5 0.2- 1.3 63 7.2 4.9-10.5 803 92.3 89.0-94.6
$50,000-74,999 731 5 1.0 0.2- 4.0 36 4.3 2.8- 6.7 690 94.7 91.8-96.6
$75,000+ 860 3 0.5 0.1- 1.7 47 6.2 4.1- 9.2 810 93.4 90.3-95.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 398 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 22 7.8 5.0-12.0 374 91.8 87.6-94.6
Forsyth 449 3 0.7 0.2- 2.2 30 5.9 3.9- 8.7 416 93.4 90.5-95.5
Guilford 406 3 0.6 0.2- 2.0 30 6.7 4.2-10.5 373 92.7 88.9-95.3
Henderson/Transylvania 458 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9 27 5.7 3.7- 8.6 429 93.9 90.9-95.9
Mecklenburg 429 3 1.3 0.3- 4.8 24 5.1 3.2- 7.9 402 93.6 90.1-96.0
Orange 418 2 5.2 0.8-27.4 24 6.1 3.9- 9.5 392 88.7 75.7-95.2
Pitt 406 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3 24 6.0 3.9- 9.1 380 93.7 90.5-95.8
Randolph 413 3 0.6 0.2- 1.7 16 6.4 3.3-12.3 394 93.0 87.3-96.3
Robeson 415 4 0.8 0.3- 2.2 26 6.0 3.8- 9.2 385 93.3 90.0-95.6
Wake 412 6 1.5 0.7- 3.3 19 4.9 3.0- 7.9 387 93.7 90.5-95.8
Western NC 634 8 1.2 0.5- 2.5 36 5.2 3.6- 7.3 590 93.7 91.3-95.4
Piedmont NC 853 10 1.5 0.7- 3.0 45 4.9 3.5- 6.9 798 93.6 91.4-95.3
Eastern NC 760 8 1.2 0.5- 2.7 45 7.0 4.8-10.1 707 91.8 88.6-94.2

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*If YES, the responded was asked 'Has this happened to you in the past 12 months?'

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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